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Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2012
CHURCHES, COMPANIES, MEMBERSHIP
Churches, December 31, 2012 – 74,299 | (as of June 30, 2013 – 75,184) |
Companies, December 31, 2012 – 67,669 | (as of June 30, 2013 – 68,153) |
Church Membership, December 31, 2012 – 17,881,491 | (as of June 30, 2013 17,994,120) |
Total Accessions, December 31, 2012 | 1,114,574 |
Baptisms | 1,082,654 |
Professions of Faith | 31,920 |
Ordained Ministers, Active | 18,182 |
Total Active Employees | 255,982 |
MISSION TO THE WORLD
Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations | 238 |
Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established | 216 |
Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work | 914 |
Divisions | 13 |
Union Conferences | 52 |
Union Missions | 59 |
Union of Churches Conferences | 9 |
Union of Churches Missions | 4 |
Local Conferences | 329 |
Local Missions | 272 |
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Total Schools – 7,842
Tertiary Institutions | 113 |
Worker Training Institutions | 46 |
Secondary Schools | 1,969 |
Primary Schools | 5,714 |
Total Enrollment – 1,814,591
Tertiary Institutions | 136,711 |
Worker Training Institutions | 7,454 |
Secondary Schools | 522,596 |
Primary Schools | 1,147,830 |
(Note—Guam-Micronesia Mission schools were not reported in 2012)
FOOD INDUSTRIES – 21
HEALTHCARE MINISTRY
Hospitals and Sanitariums | 175 |
Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers | 136 |
Clinics and Dispensaries | 269 (Guam-Micronesia Mission clinics were not reported in 2012) |
Orphanages and Children’s Homes | 34 |
Airplanes and Medical Launches | 10 |
Outpatient Visits | 17,251,217 (Note—Incomplete reporting of healthcare institutions’ statistics in some divisions) |
MEDIA CENTERS – 14
PUBLISHING WORK
Publishing Houses and Branches | 63 |
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed | 5,315 |
Languages Used in Publications | 365 |
CONTRIBUTIONS IN US DOLLARS
Tithe | $2,314,826,002 |
Tithe Per Capita | $134.72 |
Sabbath School Mission Offerings | $73,275,709 |
Ingathering | $9,189,884 |
Total Tithe and Offerings | $3,276,600,259 |
Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita | $190.69 |
ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL (ADRA)
Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present* more than | 120 |
Total Projects Funded* | 1,294 |
Beneficiaries of Projects* | 12,536,522 |
Total Value of Aid* | $246,088,214 |
( * Supporting and Implementing)